Definition of pinch

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Pinch (v. t.) o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.

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Pinch :: Pinch (n.) Pian; pang.
Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..
Pinchem :: Pinchem (n.) The European blue titmouse.
Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him..
Hunger-bitten :: Hunger-bitten (a.) Pinched or weakened by hunger.
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Pincher :: Pincher (n.) One who, or that which, pinches..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To plait.
Chelicera :: Chelicera (n.) One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does..
Outsider :: Outsider (n.) A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches..
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Pinchfist :: Pinchfist (n.) A closefisted person; a miser.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..
Forcipation :: Forcipation (n.) Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies..
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